April, 28, 2008

Prescription: Imagination rules the world, declared Napoleon Hill. Albert Einstein (thats right, old E=MC²) professed, Imagination is everything, its a preview of life’s coming attractions. Much has been written about how we are a product of our thoughts. Essentially, we are a self-fulfilling prophecy. The mind brings into reality the things it thinks about most.

However, our subconscious mind makes no distinction between positive and negative thoughts. If we fill our mind with doubt, fear and disbelief, if we lack self-confidence, if our self-image is negative, chances of our being successful are remote. We gravitate in the direction of our dominant thoughts. This is an extremely important principle. Think about something and you will move toward it, even if it is something you dont want.

Therefore, saying I don’t want to blow this opportunity or I better not miss this shot often will cause us to achieve the opposite of the desired resultin other words, failure. We get what we expect. Thats good news since we are in control of what we think about.

You decide what to put in your mind and so determine what you get back. Discipline your thoughts and you’ll determine what you reap. The average man quits at the first failure. Thats why there have been many average men and only one Thomas Edison, remarked Napoleon Hill. How true these words are.

Jim Dunn & John Schumann